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A few days ago I shared my Concertino for Alto Saxophone - which was my first post here - and received very useful feedback. So useful that I am planning to share more!
Piano Sonata No.2 in F major, Opus 16.
As the title already explains, the composition is for solo piano. Beethoven's and other classical composers' music has had a huge influence on this piece and me. I think (so this is just an opinion) the best way to master composition is by imitating the various styles of composers and then develop your own style of writing. Only then you can understand why music is how it is and how to compose it.
Feedback would be very nice!
Kind regards,
Maarten Bauer

Alto Saxophone Concertino No.1 in f minor ‘’Batterij’’, Opus 14
Dear reader / listener,
I composed this concertino on the 14th of July for a national composition competition in Holland. The piece is about my black-out, which I had last school year. The composition is originally written for members of the Jong Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (Young Dutch Wind Ensemble) and me as soloist:
Alto saxophone; oboe; clarinet in B-flat; horn in F; bassoon.
Feedback would be very nice, because I have not received much useful feedback from the judges at the competition.
Kind regards,
Maarten Bauer (16).
Nota bene about the video: We had to practise the composition in less than fifteen minutes, so there are some mistakes. In my opinion it still sounds better than when it is played by a computer.

My first attempt at a symphony, as well as my first post on this site. Hello everyone!
It's only about 21 minutes -- I'm definitely not yet at the skill level required to write an hour-long piece -- but it does qualify as a four-movement symphony. This took me about 5 months to write from beginning to end.
The last movement borrows no less than 4 different themes, all from different works. Three of these are somewhat obscure national anthems; the other I think you'll have no trouble recognizing.